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Kemp Home and Hospital
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The staff at Kemp Home and Hospital undertake to provide a professional and caring environment with opportunities for elders to live a dignified and fulfilling daily life.
We believe in: the individuality of those in our care and their right to make informed choices through our interaction with them and their families, and in creating a pleasant living environment with professional care and the encouragement of activity, both mental and physical, to maintain the optimum quality of life. Our facility also offers these services: |
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| Address | 21 Te Pene Avenue View Map |
| Suburb | Titahi Bay |
| District | West |
| City/Town | Porirua |
| Postal Address | PO Box 52081 |
| District Health Board Area | Capital & Coast |
| Phone | (04) 236 8099 |
| Fax | (04) 236 6176 |
| Mobile | 021 825924 (Manager) |
| Manager | Valelia Gibb (Phone: (04) 236 8099) |
| Owner | Wellington City Mission (Phone: (04) 477 5960) |
| Website | http://www.wellingtoncitymission.org.nz/... |
| Updated: 25 Feb 2011 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 26 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | Yes |
| Subsidised short term care vacancy | Yes |
| Private short term care vacancy | Yes |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 8x40 | Yes | Registered nurses on all shifts supervise and take responsibility for all care |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Services available as prescribed. Physiotherapist visits at least weekly. | |
| Occupational Therapist | 1x16 | Yes | Provides specialist equipment services and is assisted by a team of recreational staff to offer a wide range of daily activities for people of all abilities. Assisted by a team |
| Own Social Worker | No | All services provided by Capital Support and Capital Coast staff. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Services provided by the Occupational Therapist and her team | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Available Tuesdays. Very reasonable rates for men and women. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits twice monthly. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Annual Dietician audit of all meal servcies | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | For both Maori and Pacific Island clients | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Anglican Chaplain on staff. Catholic Services fortnightly. Services for people of other Christian denominations and other faiths as requested. Chapel and hall available | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Medical Officer, experienced in geriatric care available at all times | |
| Updated: 29 Jun 2010 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | Currently undertaking advanced qualifications |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | Palliative care clients are cared for in conjunction with staff from Mary Potter Hospice |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | All registered and assistant nursing staff receive training in the care of clients with dementia |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | Registered nurses have advanced qualifications and/or experience in gerontology. |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Other Post Graduate Specialities | Yes | Post graduate qualifications of our nursing staff include B. H.Sc an M Sc (Gerontology) |
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Day Care | Yes | By arrangement |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | Also play room for children |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | Shared |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Happy hour each Saturday |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We currently have two cats, budgies and fish. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Clients pay for private line, or cordless phones available for use. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Independent chairperson, families welcome. |
| Family Committee | Yes | As residents committee |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Eleven areas of varying sizes |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Smokers Room | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Within smokers room |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Full smoke detectors, sprinklers and alarm systems in all areas. Internal evacuation systems with internal smoke and fire stop doors |
| Updated: 29 Jun 2010 | ||
| Suburban setting with extensive sheltered gardens including rose garden and gazebo.
Nursing students from Whitiriea Polytechnic, Medical students from Wellington School of Medicine, Students from the Police college and care giver students from a variety of institutions undertake learning experience and add to our daily experiences |
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Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Electric beds, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Happy Hour, Housie, Interdenominational, Jigsaw, Lectures, Library, Maori Women's Welfare League, Meal choices, Men, Minibus, Motivational, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Park, Parties, Pastoral care, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Quizzes, Reading, Recreation, Religious services, Roses, Service women, Servicemen, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, TAB, Vegetarian, Videos, Views, Visitors |
| Topic | Details | |
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| Details re Meals | All meals provided including morning and afternoon teas and snacks as desired. Facilities for tea and coffee and heating food in each unit | |
| Staffing Details | Each unitis staffed by a team of registered nurses and care givers, led by a Care Manager who is responsible for the day to day running and quality of care in the unit. All nurse assistants have care givers certificates. | |
| Associated Complexes | Also listed as hospital. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | All hotel services including personal laundry provided in cost. |
| Language | Status | Details |
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| Cook Island | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | |
| Japanese | No | We are situated in Porirua and participate in the Sister City exchanges with Nishio, a city similar to ours and S.E. of Ngagoya |
| Malay | Yes | |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Niuean | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Other Details | Yes | Staff at Kemp Home and Hospital wish to make admission and stay at Kemp as pleasant and supportive as possible for clients of all cultures and ethnic groups. There are people on the staff who are fluent in Maori, all Pacific and several Asian languages. |
| Other Information | Yes | Tokalau, Cook Island Maori & All Pacific Islands |
| Updated: 29 Jun 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | Christian, L.D.S, Buddhist. Muslim |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Open to people of all Christian denominations and other faiths. Clergy and religious representatives are welcome and we will strive to provide support in any way possible. |
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.03 km | On main bus route. Bus stop outside |
| Shops | 0.20 km | Adjoins local shopping centre |
| Parks | 0.10 km | Adjoins local sports ground |
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.) | Yes | |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | |
| New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) | Yes | |
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